Player Dossier

2013-2017

Memphis

Christian Johnson

DL • 6'5" • 270 lbs • Memphis, TN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Christian Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17 disruption score.

Usage / Role

37%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

54

Solid production for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

44

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Memphis

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Memphis
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Tulane

Player Story

Christian Johnson built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Memphis, TN wearing No. 15, spending time with Memphis. The clearest part of Christian Johnson's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2013 · Rating 0.7683

Southwind · Memphis, TN

Committed To
Memphis
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

Christian Johnson, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Memphis. Christian Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
44
TFL
7.5
Sacks
5.5
QB hurries
4
Passes defended
1

Quick Answers

Christian Johnson quick answers

Latest team and position
Memphis · DL
Career Tackles
44
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 22 games
Best season
2017 Postseason · Memphis
Top game
Tulane
Recruit profile
2-star · Southwind · Memphis
High school pipeline
Southwind · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 15 · Class 2017
2017 Tackles rank
25 tackles · DL 199th (top 28%) · American Athletic 151st (top 28%) · National 1,661st (top 29%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2013 Regular SeasonMemphis00-0--0-
2014 Regular SeasonMemphis00-0--0-
2015 Regular SeasonMemphis00-0--0-
2016 PostseasonMemphis101111-042.9
2016 Regular SeasonMemphis10182111042.9
2017 PostseasonMemphis12210--047.9
2017 Regular SeasonMemphis12233.53.52-047.9

Related Context

Christian Johnson played DL for Memphis. Across 5 tracked seasons, Christian Johnson recorded 44 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Memphis.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason

Memphis paired 10 primary output with 17 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 17 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Tulane

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2017 Postseason · Memphis

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

17

Usage

4.5

Consistency

36.7

Best Game by takeover score

Tulane

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Iowa State: 1. UL Monroe: 0. UCLA: 1. Southern Illinois: 0. UCF: 0. UConn: 2. Navy: 0. Houston: 0. Tulane: 3. Tulsa: 2. SMU: 0. UCF: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa State: 2 by 18.3. UL Monroe: 1 by 4.2. UCLA: 0 by 10. Southern Illinois: 1 by 4.2. UCF: 2 by 8.3. UConn: 4 by 36.7. Navy: 1 by 4.2. Houston: 4 by 16.7. Tulane: 4 by 46.7. Tulsa: 2 by 28.3. SMU: 3 by 12.5. UCF: 1 by 14.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.9 · Games = 9 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.2 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Tulane

Best efficiency game

46.7 vs Tulane

Result
Sat 12/30vs Iowa StateL 20-2121100
Sat 12/2@ UCFL 55-6211000
Sat 11/18vs SMUW 66-4531000
Sat 11/4@ TulsaSplash gameW 41-1421110
Sat 10/28vs TulaneSplash gameW 56-26431.501.500
Fri 10/20@ HoustonW 42-3843000
Sat 10/14vs NavyW 30-2711000
Fri 10/6@ UConnSplash gameW 70-3144110
Sat 9/30@ UCFL 13-4022000
Sun 9/24vs Southern IllinoisW 44-3111000
Sat 9/16vs UCLAW 48-4500000
Fri 9/1vs UL MonroeW 37-2910000

Player Story

Christian Johnson story

Christian Johnson built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Memphis, TN wearing No. 15, spending time with Memphis. The clearest part of Christian Johnson's career was his defensive production: 44 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 22 career games in the available record. That gives Christian Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Memphis

    2013-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonMemphis0
2014 Regular SeasonMemphis00
2015 Regular SeasonMemphis00
2016 PostseasonMemphis815.94.68
2016 Regular SeasonMemphis815.94.60
2017 PostseasonMemphis10174.52
2017 Regular SeasonMemphis10174.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Tulane

Week 9 · W 56-26 · Conference game

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

75.3 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.

#2

@ Western Kentucky

Week 1 · L 31-51 · Postseason

3

Havoc Plays

69.7 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 69.7 takeover score.

#3

@ UConn

Week 6 · W 70-31 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

66.4 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.

#4

@ Tulsa

Week 10 · W 41-14 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

61.1 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.

#5

vs Houston

Week 13 · W 48-44 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

55.6 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Memphis

10 primary output · 17 efficiency · 4.5 usage

47.9

#2

2017 Regular Season · Memphis

47.9

10 primary · 17 efficiency · 4.5 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · Memphis

42.9

8 primary · 15.9 efficiency · 4.6 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

5

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games